Dispensing-cabinet.



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Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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DISPENSING CABINET. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, ISIS- Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 CHRISTIAN e. LEHMANN, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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To all whom it may concern: f

Beit/ known that l, CHRISTIAN Gr. 'LEH- MANN, a citizen sof the United States of iiin'lerica, residing at Detroit, in the County of Wayne and State of Michigan, have inlitt.

rllhe primary object of my invention is to provide a dispensing cabinet that may be advantageously used forA slicing bars of buty ter into blocks or patsf7 of a uniform size,

and separating the blocks of butter whereby the bar of butter maybe intermittentlynor progressively fed into position to be sliced and the blpclrs cut therefrom delivered from the cabinet to be easily handled.

Another object of my invention is to provide a dispensing cabinet having a removable refrigeratory chamber that permits of easy access being had to the operating mechanisrn of the cabinet whereby ,a bar of butter can be correctly placed intol position to be sliced.

A further object of my invention. is to provide a dispensing cabinet whereinl? the parts are constructed withA a view to reducing the cost-of manufacture and retain those features by which butter cutting Operations may be observed, accurate cutting assured, and a sanitary preserving cabinet secured that may be economically/used in large restaurants and the Vculinary apart- `ments of other institutions` 'llhe mechanical construction by which ll attain the above andother objects will be hereinafter specifically described andl then claimed, and 'reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a'longitudinal sectional view of the dispensing cabinet; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, partly broken away and partly in section; Fig. 3 is a perspecfl tive 'view/of the detached conveyer support; ltig.v 2l is a plan of a detached conveyer;`

lFig. 5 is ,an enlarged longitudinal sectional View of a portion of the Cabinet, illustrating the cutting device, v c

A Specification of Letters Patent. v Parteritctldllcec, d2, lllllll.. Application; filed J une 10, 1916. Serial No. 102,820. i

A cabinet in accordance with this inven` tion comprises a casing having a bottom 1, a rear wall 2, andside walls 3, said side walls projecting beyond the bottom 1 and at the forward edge of said bottom said side walls are connected by a transverse partition al. rllhe bottom 1, walls 2 and 3, and partition 4:, are preferably made of inner and outer spaced metallic shells between ,which is placed an insulation material 5, as mineral wool or cellular asbestos. The upper edges of the 'walls Q and 3` and the partitions t y, are adapted to support a lid 6 and this lid may be constructed similar to the walls and partition.

The partition'l, at the bottom 1, has an opening 7 and mounted upon the bottom 1, partly within the opening 7 of the' partition at, is a fixed bearing 8 longitudinally alining With an adjustable bearing 9 on the bottom 1, adjacent the rear wall 2. rlhe bearings 8 and 9.are slotted, as at 10, to receive the pintles 11and 12 of rolls 13 and 11 respectively.. 'n

Detachably mounted upon the pintles 11 and 12, between the ends of the rolls .13 and `14C and the bearings 8 and 9 thereof, are the slotted side arms 15.0f a longitudinally disposed conveyer support 16 and this support is adapted to prevent sagging of the upper side of an endless belt or conveyer 17 trained hover the rolls 13 and 14. Thebelt or conveyer-is adapted to hold a bar of butter or other foodstuff, land to preserve the same while in the cabinet, a metallic container 18 is placed therein adapted for holding a refrigeratory agent, as ice. rllhe container 18 has the bottom thereof provided Iwith a housing that lstraddles or bridges the conveyer 17 uand provides clearance for a bar of the container 18 there is a drip tube 20 extending through a sleeve 21 in the bottom 1 of the cabinet,'and said cabinet may be supported-in an elevated rposition by legs 22, tofpermit of a pan or other receptacle being placed under the rear end of the cabitainer 13u 'llhe forward ends of the walls 3 ar/e connected by a transparent plate 23, coperating with said walls andthe partition 4 in providing an operating compartment` 2t which has lthe top thereof closed by a. plate 25,

of butter on the conveyer. At the rear endv net tov receive drippings from the conwith guides 29` for' plungers 30 and 31, the 5 former being connected to the latter, as at 32. andthe latter extending. through the -plate whereby it may be depressed and both plungers slide in the guides 29. The lower end of the plunger 31, has a head 33 provided with a pawl 34 adapted to engage a ratchet wheel on the pintle 11 of the roll 13 so that said roll and the conveyer 17 will be intermittently moved at each downstroke of th\ plunger 31.- To prevent accidental movement of the conveyer, while the plunger 31 recedes, a resilient dog 36 n is mounted upon the bottom 1 of the cabinet to normally engage the ratchet wheel 35.

In providing theplate-26 with the opening 27, saidplate is formed with a ledge 37 at the lower edge ofthe opening 27 and below said ledge is pivotally kmounted avv tiltable shelf 38 which is held normally in a plane with the ledge 37 by a spring39. The ledge 37 and theV shelf 38 are adapted to receive the forward end of' thebar of butter 0n the conveyer 17,-so that the forward end of the bar ofY butter may bel sliced into blocks o`r pats and delivered into the lower end of the operating compartment `24.

To slide the butter bar when on the'ledge 37 and the shelf .38, the plungers 30 and 31 are connected `,by a transverse wire 40, and adjacent said wire is a projection 41 on the plunger 30 adapted to engage the tiltable shelf 38 vand tilt the same to discharge al block or pat of butter after the same s severed from the butter bar.

To hold the plungers 30 and-31 in an elevated position, the plunger 30 is connected by a coiled retractile spring 42 to the plate 25, and the lower'end of the plunger 30 is slightlycurved, as at 43, to engage and open av normally closed trap door 44 closing an opening 45 in a plate 46 forming the bottom of the operating compartment 24.

In operation, a depression of the plunger 31 causes the conveyer 17 to advance the bar of butter ,thereon until the end of the barV protrudes through the opening 27. With the plungers 30 and 31 descending the Wire 40 cuts the end of the bar of butter and releases a block or pat of butter on the tilt? able shelf 38, which is tilted as the plungers 30 and 31 complete the downward stroke. Prior to' the shelf 38. being tilted by the projection 41 of the plunger 30, said plunger engages the trap door 44 and opens the same, whereby the severed blok or pat of butter may drop into a receptacle placed prevents 'dust' or foreign matter from entering the operating compartment 24 and eventually reaching the bar of butter on the conveyer. Theclosedtrap door also assists in moving a bar of butter into position to be for si-v ,multaneously slicing the butter and dissliced and have also devised means Icharging the same from the refrigeratory cabinet. With the conveyer actuated in advance of the slicing operation, the greater part of the butter upon the conveyer is maintained beneath the container 18 and the cooling agent used in connection with this container will` maintain the bar of butter solid and firm just as though preserved Vin an ordinary refrigerator.

It is thought that the operation and utility of the dispensing cabinet willy be apparent without further description, and while in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of my. invention, it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible toV such variations and modifica tions as fall within the scope of the ap,

pended claims. e

What I claim 1s:- 1. A butter dispensing cabinet comprising a casing having insulated walls, an endless conveyer normally extending into one of the casing walls adapted to feed a bar of butter therethrough, and' butter slicing and conveyer actuating means on the wall of said casing and adapted by a single operation for' actuating the conveyer in advance of slicing butter.

2. A butter dispensing cabinet comprising a casing having insulated walls, an endless conveyer in said casing extending into one of said casing wallsadapted to feed a bar of butter therethrough, butter slicing and conveyer actuating means on the wall of said casin adapted for actuating the conveyer in advance of 'slicing butter, and a tiltable lshelf supported by the same casing and adapted to be tilted by said means after butter is sliced. i

3. A butter dispensing cabinet comprising a casing having insulated walls, an endless conveyer extending into one ofthe casing Walls'and adapted to feed a bar of butter therethrough, a container over said conveyer adapted to hold a refrigeratory agent, and butter slicing` and conveyer actuating means on the wall of said casing ladapted for actuating a conveyer in advance of slicing butter.

therethrough-,sa container over said conveyer beneath the opening 45. The trap door 44 of slicing butter, and a tiltable shelf supl- A Lacasse ported by the same casing Wall adapted^ to.

receive butter and adapted t be tilted by said butter slicing means.

5. A butter dispensing cabinet comprising `a casing, a partitionin said casingjdividing lsaid casmg into an operating compartment and a refrigeratory compartment, a conveyer in the latter compartment of said casing adapted to feed a bar of butter 'through said partition, and butter slicing means carried by said partition adapted for actuating said conveyer in advance of slicing butter.

(3. A butter dispensing cabinet comprising a casing, a partitionin said casing dividing xsaid, casing into an operating compartment and a lrefrigerat'ory compartment, a conveyer 1n the latter compartment of said casing adapted to feed 4a bar' of butter through said said casing into an operating compartment and a refrigeratory compartment, a lid'for the refrigeratory compartment of said casing, a trap door for the bottom of the operating compartment of saidcasing, a conveyer 1n the refrlgeratory compartment of sald casing adapted to feed a bar of butterl through said partition, and butter slicing means carried by said partition adapted for actuating said conveyer in advance of slicing butter, and adapted for openingsaid trap door. f l

8. A butter dispensing cabinet comprising a casing, a`partition in said casing dividing L u L, I sa1d casing into an ,operating compartment the refrigeratory. compartment of said Lcasing, a trap door forthe bottom of the operating compartment ofv said casing, an endi less conveyer 1n the refrlgeratory compartmentof said casing adapted to be intermittently actuated to feed a bar of butter through said partition, butter slicing means carried by said partition adapted for actuating said conveyer in advance of slicing butter, and a tiltable shelf supported by said partition above said trap door and adapted to be tilted by said butter slicing means.

9. A butterfdispensing cabinet comprising a casing, a partition in said casing dividing said casing intoan operating compartment and a refrigeratory compartment, a yconveyei in the latter compartment of said casing adapted to intermittently feed a bar of butter throughisaid partition, a tiltable shelf,V

supported by said partition, a plungerlslidably supported" on said partition and adapted fo-r actuating said c'onveyer, a plunger movable in synchronism with said conveyer actuatingv plunger and adapted for tilting sai'd shelf, and butter slicing means connecting said plungers. y. p l

10. A butter dispensing cabinet comprising a casing, a longitudinally disposed conveyer therein adapted to shift a bar of butter toward 'one end of said casing, a detachable ycontainer in said casing adapted for refrigeratory agents and having a housing providing clearance for said ,conveyer, and

butter. slicing and conveyer actuating means l in` an end of said casing adaptedfor actuating the conveyer in advance of slicing butter.

1L. ln a butter dispensing cabinet, a partition, means adapted for feeding a bar of butter through said partition, means at one side of said partition adaptedfor slicing butter and intermittently actuating said butter feeding means', andjrefrigeratory means in the presence of two Witnesses. and a refrigeratory compartment, a lid' for CHRSTllAN Gr. LEHMANN.

'VVitnesses: i

' ANNAl M. Donn,

LEWIS E. FLANDERS. 

